Dennis Nahabetian received his B.F.A. (1993) in Jewelry/ Metalsmithing from Eastern Michigan University (Ypsilanti, Michigan), under the tutelage of professor Frederick Hunter, and M.F.A. (1996) in Jewelry/ Metalsmithing from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale (Carbondale, Illinois), under the tutelage of professors Brent Kington, and Richard Mawdsley.

He was awarded a New York Foundation of the Arts Fellowship, an Individual Artist Fellowship Grant from the Ohio Arts Council, and was a featured lecturer at the Society of North American Goldsmiths conference (1999). Nahabetian has presented numerous lectures, workshops and demonstrations on his work and techniques, including a recent lecture at SOFA Chicago 2005.

He exhibits his work at premier craft shows, and galleries throughout the United States, and is included in several public and private collections.